Rotterdam: facts and figures

Location

Demografics

Population

629,902 (2016)

Age distribution

 

 


Surface

319.35 kmē (123.30 sqm)

Population density

1,972 inh / kmē (average NL 408 inh/kmē)

5,108 inh/sqm 

Ethnic composition



Economy

Main Economic Sectors


Employment

308,344 persons at work in Rotterdam (2015)

Rotterdam Workforce 284,000 (2014)

Unemployment

12% of the Rotterdam workforce (2014)


National average 6.5% (2014)

Registered Unemployment Rotterdam and Netherlands 1991-2015 in % of total Workforce


Largest Employers in Rotterdam Metro
2014
City of Rotterdam
15.949
Government
Erasmus Medical Centre
10.495
Health Care
Ahold (Albert Heijn, Etos, Gall&Gall, etc)
7.388
Retail
Laurens
5.808
Health Care
Police Unit Rotterdam
5.454
Government
Eneco
3.694
Industry and Utilities
Hogeschool Rotterdam (Applied Sciences)
3.565
Education
ING
3.168
Financial Services
Maasstad Hospital
3.100
Health Care
Unilver Nederland
2.984
Industry
Dirk van den Broek (Supermarkets)
2.889
Retail
Post NL
2.871
Transport and Mail
Erasmus University
2.804
Education
RET (Public Transport)
2.765
Transport and Mail
OBS Pluspunt (Public Primary Education)
2.745
Onderwijs
Aafje
2.602
Health Care
Humanitas
2.550
Health Care
Pameijer
2.504
Health Care
Argos Zorggroep
2.425
Health Care
Sint Franciscus Hospital
2.274
Health Care
Careyn
2.258
Health Care
ABN Amro Bank
2.245
Financial Services
Parnassia
2.182
Health Care
Trigion Security
2.129
Business Services
Shell Oil Refinery
2.096
Industry

Education

Type

number

students

Universities

1

17.416

Colleges

6

26.175

Vocational

8

23.175

Secondary

34

32.993

Primary

182

54.248



Government

City Council

 Party

Seats


2014
2010
2006
  Leefbaar Rotterdam (local populist) 14
14
14

 

CDA (Christian Democrats)

3
3
3

 

PvdA (Labour / Social Democrats)

8
14
18

 

VVD (Liberal /  Conservative)

3
4
3

 

D66 (Liberal Democrats)

6
4
1

 

Groenlinks (Green / Ecologist)

2
3
2

 

SP (Socialists)

5
2
3

 

SGP/CU (Christian orthodox)

1
1
1
  NIDA (Muslim) 2



PvdD (Animal Rights)
1


Executive

 




 

Leefbaar Rotterdam (local populist) 3


 

VVD (Liberal / Conservative)


2
2

 

CDA (Christian Democrats)

1
1
2
   D66 (Liberal Democrats)
2
2

 

PvdA (Labour / Social Democrats)


3
3

 

Groenlinks (Green / Ecologist)



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